MARKETS

Policy & Regulation

The prudential regulator has opted to maintain its macroprudential settings, citing a “high degree of uncertainty” in the economic outlook. ...

Funds management

An assessment of the largest 197 companies on four major stock exchanges found Australian companies’ reports were less transparent than those from Europe and Asia....

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Funds management

Interest rate cycles do not guarantee the doom and gloom of current economic forecasts, according to a boutique fund manager, and markets could see outperformance....

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Expert Analysis

High-quality growth stocks are expected to perform relatively strongly in the next phase of the economic cycle, writes Tim Richardson....

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Funds management

There are “alarming” signs that retail investors are dismissing market movements in the hope of chasing short-term returns, according to Wealth Within....

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Funds management

Considering the excesses that contributed to the ongoing sell-off are more important than making comparisons with past bear markets....

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Funds management

Valuations have “never compressed so quickly” on the back of rising rate expectations, according to SG Hiscock, with those sectors which had benefitted from negative yiel...

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Funds management

Given the high starting rates, the impact of the Russian/Ukraine war on inflation is being underestimated, according to MFS, and it may be wise for investors to avoid ‘bu...

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Funds management

Despite a 20% decline in the Forager International Shares fund since its peak last year, Forager chief executive Steve Johnson believes there are small-cap bargains to be...

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Funds management

While investors may worry as the market reacts to new COVID variants, Prime Value Asset Management says it is important to cut through the noise....

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Funds management

The World Bank predicts a markedly high deceleration of global growth, which it says highlights the need for a global concerted effort to put more emerging countries on a...

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Funds management

As the pandemic dragged on for a second year, which global market best navigated the uncertainty and volatility?...

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Funds management

Platinum has increased its cash weighting on its International fund to 34% as it is fearful of an impending market correction. ...

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Financial planning

Financial advisers are expecting local shares to deliver capital gains of 3.5% over the next 12 months, according to Investment Trends....

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Funds management

Australia’s easing of border restrictions and lockdown will see a strong demand recovery through 2022, but investors should be mindful of the impact of future Government ...

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This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...

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Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....

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It’s astonishing to see the FAAA now pushing for more advisers by courting "career changers" and international recruits,...

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Insignia Financial has confirmed it is considering a preliminary non-binding proposal received from a US private equity giant to acquire the firm. ...

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A former Brisbane financial adviser has been charged with 26 counts of dishonest conduct regarding a failure to disclose he would receive substantial commission payments ...

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Pinnacle Investment Management has announced it will acquire strategic interests in two international fund managers for $142 million....

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